Boris Johnson Refuses To Tell Donald Trump To Throw In The Towel

Boris Johnson today refused to tell Donald Trump to throw in the towel on the US presidential election as the prime minister praised Joe Biden.

Johnson declined to be called on whether the White House incumbent should throw off his legal challenges against the poll result.

The prime minister said he “did not wish to offer any further comment” on the matter after insisting that the UK will have a good relationship with the US regardless of who the president is.

At a press conference in Downing Street, Johnson said that ‘yes, this country has had a good relationship with the White House in recent years’ during Trump’s tenure.

But the prime minister said the UK has had “a good relationship with the White House for many, many years and I have no doubt that we will continue to have a very, very strong and very close relationship with our American friends.”

His comments came amid fears that Biden may reject Johnson when the president-elect begins calling other world leaders.

Boris Johnson today refused to tell Donald Trump to throw in the towel on the US election while praising Joe Biden.

Johnson again congratulated Biden on becoming president-elect while speaking enthusiastically about Democratic policies on climate change and NATO.

Democratic sources have questioned whether Johnson is an “ally,” and Biden previously described him as a “physical and emotional clone” of Trump.

Biden is also said to be still angered by Johnson’s past criticism of Barack Obama.

Downing Street confirmed today that the two men have not yet spoken after diplomatic sources said the prime minister was unlikely to be “first on the list.”

The prime minister’s official spokesman said “it’s not a concern” when asked if it mattered whether Johnson was the first world leader Biden spoke to.

Johnson continued his charm offensive towards Biden at tonight’s press conference as he spoke enthusiastically of the president-elect’s stance on climate change and NATO.

The prime minister said: ‘On the American elections, I just want to repeat what I said earlier, that I really congratulate President-elect Biden and Kamala Harris, who will be the first female Vice President of the United States.

‘Yes, this country has had a good relationship with the White House in recent years but it has had a good relationship with the White House for many, many years and I have no doubt that we will continue to have a very, very strong and very close with our American friends.

“Something that is very exciting that you are already seeing in the incoming administration is their willingness to join the UK in the campaign to tackle climate change and as you know we are hosting the COP26 summit in Glasgow next year.

“ The UK has been leading the call, the first great economy, to ask countries to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and all of a sudden with the arrival of President-elect Biden, we see that the US is really willing to take the lead on climate change too, which I think is great news, not to mention NATO and all sorts of things. ‘

When asked directly if he believed Trump should throw in the towel and formally concede the US election, Johnson was not attracted.

Trump has yet to formally grant the US election and has vowed to file legal challenges against the result.

“Look, I don’t want to offer any other comment on the American elections,” he said.

‘Our friends in the United States have their processes. It is not my place to comment, although I clearly want to congratulate President-elect Biden. ”

British diplomats believe that Biden is likely to speak with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron before Johnson.

A source said: ‘Look, we’re probably not at the top of the list for the first phone call.

‘Are some people in the government worried about that? Yes, but you can read too much. If they call us after Papua New Guinea, we should probably start to worry.